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Braised Beef Taquitos

These braised beef taquitos can be fried or baked and are extremely simple to make.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Main Course, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: bake, beef, braised, deep fried, fried, tacos, taquitos

Ingredients

Taquito assembly

  • 15 corn tortillas (6 inch)
  • damp paper towel
  • 15 toothpicks
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella
  • ½ yellow onion (diced)

Beef

  • 1.5 lbs chuck roast
  • 1 yellow onion (sliced)
  • 1 tbsp chili powder
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp onion powder
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 L beef stock

Avocado crema

  • 1 large avocado
  • 1 large handful cilantro
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • ½ lime (juiced)
  • ½ tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp water

Pico de gallo

  • 1 tomato (diced)
  • ½ yellow onion (diced)
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • black pepper

Instructions

Beef

  • In a hot pan, sear your meat with 1 tbsp of oil for 2-3 minutes on each side until browned.
    1.5 lbs chuck roast
  • Place meat into a pressure cooker along with sliced yellow onions, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper, and beef stock. Make sure there is enough stock to cover meat.
    1 yellow onion, 1 tbsp chili powder, 1 tbsp garlic powder, 1 tbsp onion powder, 1 tbsp salt, 1 tsp black pepper, 1 L beef stock
  • Pressure cook for 45 minutes or until meat is fall apart tender.
  • Allow the meat to slightly cook then shred using your hands or utensils.

Avocado crema

  • Prepare avocado crema while waiting for beef to cook.
  • Combine all the ingredients in a blender, and blend until smooth.
    1 large avocado, 1 large handful cilantro , ½ cup sour cream, ½ lime, ½ tbsp garlic powder, 1 tsp salt, 1 tbsp water
  • If your blender is getting stuck, slowly add ½ tbsp of water until it blends.

Pico de gallo

  • Prepare pico de gallo while waiting for beef to cook.
  • Dice tomatoes and onions then combine in a bowl with remaining ingredients. Mix and season to taste with salt and pepper.
    1 tomato, ½ yellow onion, 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 tsp salt, black pepper

Taquitos assembly & cook

  • Wrap 4 tortillas at a time in a damp paper towel. Microwave for 30 seconds to soften. If using flour tortillas, you may skip this step.
    15 corn tortillas, damp paper towel
  • Add 2 tbsp of shredded meat onto one side of the tortilla, add cheese, and diced onion.
    1 cup shredded mozzarella, ½ yellow onion
  • Tightly roll the tortilla from one side to the other and skewer with tooth to keep it rolled. Repeat for remaining tortillas.
    15 toothpicks
  • Fry in a shallow layer of oil at 350F for 3-5 minutes or brush with oil and bake at 400F for 15-20 minutes until crisp.
  • Top with avocado crema and pico de gallo.